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The history of today

AUGUST 24


On Aug. 24, 1900, The Pacific Commercial Advertiser reported on suggestions for a zoo at Kapi'olani Park.

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1903: All the remains interred in the Royal Mausoleum are removed and placed in a temporary building a few yards away because extensive renovations to the mausoleum were planned. Among those present were Queen Lili'uo-kalani, Prince and Princess Kalaniana'ole, former Gov. A.S. Cleghorn and Curtis I'aukea.

1927: The War Memorial Pool is dedicated as a tribute to the sons of Hawai'i who died in World War I. It was also the scene of the national outdoor swimming championships. Duke Kahanamoku, "broke the water of the pool, officially opening it," The Advertiser reported.

1945: The Hawaii Housing Authority announces its first postwar project will be Mayor Wright Homes.

1959: The new State of Hawai'i's congressional delegation formally takes their seats in Congress. By a flip of a coin, Sen. Hiram Fong got the title of "senior" senator and a term of almost six years. Sen. Oren Long became the "junior" senator and got a four-year term. Daniel K. Inouye was the state's only representative and was sworn in by House Speaker Sam Rayburn.

1967: Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser dies at his Portlock home at the age of 85.

1971: Gov. John Burns says he has no evidence of a critical food shortage in Hawai'i that would require him to declare a state of emergency. Burns did ask the federal government for a waiver on President Nixon's freeze on food prices, a move to encourage air shipments to Isle grocers. West Coast dock workers had been on strike for almost two months.

2002: The U.S. Postal Service dedicates a stamp in honor of Duke Kahanamoku.


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